The Crni Lug Story

Well hello again! Walker and I are still alive and well, currently getting ready for bed in a hostel in Rovinj, Croatia. It’s been quite awhile since I wrote last, since I sadly was unable to connect my laptop to any WiFi. Nevertheless, I am here now to fill you in and the wonderful village of Crni Lug.

Last Friday (5/17) Walker and I met up with our good friend Borna, whom I had seen last approximately SIX years ago. Borna is an amazing man and it was wonderful to catch up and meet his family. He took us out that night in Zagreb to pregame and eventually hit the clubs, where we ended up staying until around 4AM. That may seem late, but he was saying people usually stay until six! It was, of course, a wonderful night of dancing and talking to new people, which you all know I enjoy.

We woke up the next morning at the early hour of 1PM and quickly packed out bags for the ride Southwest to Crni Lug, where Filip and Walker’s family are originally from. The drive was beautiful, lush with green trees and mountains everywhere you look. We made our way through tunnels, cities, and eventually found ourselves down a winding road near Delnice. The trees parted, and the amazingly quaint city of Crni Lug was upon us! This town has approximately 200 people, one grocery store, and one bar. Everyone knows each other, of course, and the drive through the town had Filip honking and waving at everyone we passed.

We arrived at the Apartment Ema, which is a bed and breakfast the Imširović family runs. This is a beautiful house with a beautiful view, and the family is so kind for letting us stay for the week and live in the village. The first night we were there (and practically every one after) we spent time in the villages only bar, appropriately named “the Lug”. We met Filip’s friends, I hopefully picked up some Croatian, and we enjoyed ourselves thoroughly in this bar that Filip’s friend owns.

During the following days we explored the Risnjak National Park, ventured into some caves and found some old war artifacts, went to Plitvice and saw some amazingly beautiful waterfalls (and met up with an old friend), ate some amazing food, talked to some great people, and overall had ourselves a time. I could write endlessly about my time in Crni Lug, but I’ll save that for the stories I hope to tell.

Now, we plan to board a ferry tomorrow morning at 7AM that will take us to Venice. We had a slight problem with a Ferry not coming today, but it all worked out as we were able to spend our time exploring the wonderful city of Rovinj. And here I am, unshaven, barely showered, but happy as can be discovering places I never could have dreamed I’d visit. Oh the memories I am making!

I will leave you with a wonderful picture of the waterfalls we were able to see in the wonderful National Park of Plitvice